I started playing with Parker McCollum in January 2025, right as I was putting the finishing touches on my brand new album, Attachment Theory. I had never done this before, touring with another artist in their band, singing behind someone else’s vision on that scale, but it was one of those things that aligns at exactly the right moment for reasons you can’t fully explain. And I said yes. What I didn’t know then was that I’d end up singing on the record that just received an ACM Album of the Year nomination, right as my third solo album released into the world.
Attachment Theory is about the psychology of how we connect – with other people, with ourselves, with the stories we tell about who we are. And there’s something quietly poetic about the fact that I was learning what it meant to fully serve someone else’s artistry at the exact same time I was relaunching my own. Balancing those two things, being completely present in Parker’s world while holding onto the artist I was becoming, turned out to be even more joyful than I could have anticipated.
What you’ll see in these photos is the full picture of what life on the road actually looks like, from the hours before load-in and the quiet of side-stage to the moments under the lights in front of thousands of people. It is the main stage and the in-between, the green room conversations and the roar of a sold-out arena, the experience of a garage country artist navigating someone else’s world while simultaneously building her own. – Aubrie Sellers
Catch Aubrie Sellers on tour now performing Attachment Theory, or with Jade Jackson, or with Parker McCollum – more information here.
All photos courtesy of Aubrie Sellers. Candids shot by Aubrie Sellers, professional shots and live photography by Chris Kleinmeier. Lead image by Chris Kleinmeier.